Episode #87 – Pitch, Tuning, and Temperament

12/01/2018 34 min

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Episode Synopsis

What is pitch? How do instruments play in tune with each other? How do instruments tune, and what is temperament? Andy Doe explains all this.

Show notes:

Pitch (Wikipedia)
Bach: 6 Suites for Cello Solo, Peter Wispelwey
Music tuning (Wikipedia)
Musical temperament (Wikipedia)
Pythagoras (Wikipedia)
Pythagorean tuning (Wikipedia)
Meantone temperament (Wikipedia)
Online recordings with unequal temperaments
Britten: Saint Nicolas, King’s College Choir
1615, Gabrieli in Venice, King’s College Choir


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Kirk: Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Ralph Kirkpatrick, clavichord
Doug: David Bowie: Let’s Dance (Demo Single)

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Special Guest: Andy Doe.